# Accident 19920224040669A: Cessna 310K, State College, PA, February 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1992, 20:08 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AGYA
- Location: 40.9107° N, 77.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9107&lon=-77.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6928L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6928L-2013-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310K (registry code 2074228, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 310K
- Reported engine: CONT IO470VO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920224040669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

IMPACTED RISING TERRAIN AT NIGHT ON VOR APPROACH. DESCENDED BELOW MDA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA067), Feb 25, 1992: Cessna 310K (N6928L), Unionville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED IFR PROCEDURES AND ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DESCEND TO AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S…

## Other reports on N6928L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911112057909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911112057909I), Nov 12, 1991: Cessna 310K (N6928L), Altoona, PA. Left tip fuel tank started to concave. Vectored for landing. Checked for frozen vents and resumed flight.
- [Incident 19860414031739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860414031739I), Apr 14, 1986: Cessna 310K (N6928L), State College, PA, Minor damage. Go around after propeller tips struck runway. Gear selector was in center position. Did not verify gear position.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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